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With the rare PC "worms" in green(P) and white(C)the semi-gloss Black DIP with white lettering was the "standard" that weathered to Flat Black real quick,and PC power was rarely washed to boot. :( There were red P, white C, and white P, orange C logos applied to locomotives, but...

According to the Penn Central Diesel Spotter's Guide (which isn't always completely accurate so take it for what it is worth), GP7s were clustered on the western side of the network, while GP9s were common throughout. As per the all-time roster, PC had about twice as many GP9s than GP7s. They also g...

The U30B and the U23B ***LOOK*** very similar, and have the same length and below-frame arrangements. Are there internal structural differences? As in: is the frame significantly modified to accommodate the different engine size? Or in other words, could a U30B be converted into a U23B without too ...

It also should be noted that in order to get the 3,000 hp, the British Rail Class 55 "Deltic" used a truly novel design for the prime mover: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napier_Deltic" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;. English Electric, I have read, thought about try...

The answers to, almost, all of your questions and more can be found in Rush Loving's book The Men Who Loved Trains . He takes a look more at the business and corporate culture side of the Penn Central issue. It's just incredible what was done in order to keep the monster fed with enough cash to move...

Up until sometime last year I saw a bandit MP15AC around the Muskego Yard in Milwaukee, usually at the east end. According to my notes it was Soo 1553. I haven't seen it recently but rrpicturesarchive.net has a shot of it last summer in Minneapolis as well, still in bandit colors next to a shiny new...

R Paul Carey-- Maybe the secret to success in the locomotive business is to be part of avery large corporation that can back you while you try to build market share? If this is true than one can also lay a large part of the blame upon Westinghouse for their failure to support Baldwin in their effor...

In my opinion Bevan would have said anything to make himself look better... You mean that Bevan was saying that after the fact to separate himself from the disaster Penn Central became? Okay but if you would read the book I mentioned, "No Way To Run a Railroad," or even skim through it, I...

A good thought about the advantages of CCUs is how the Hiawatha service works here in Milwaukee: When the train pulls into the Milwaukee Intermodal Station the locomotive sticks out just far enough to clear the exhaust, the Chicago-pointing side is where the Cabbage is placed. This serves two purpos...

In my opinion Bevan would have said anything to make himself look better. Saunders was notoriously anxious to get the PRR married off, and his reasons for this weren't all bad. However, there was a feeling at the time that mergers somehow saved money, even when redundant costs couldn't be cut deeply...

Wow son I wouldn't put those too near that gas range haha! I think what you have there will appeal to a very specific kind of collector. It's good stuff don't get me wrong, but most people these days who are modelers or just curious go looking online for that data. I will say though if we can't find...

The "Super 630" was a Tyco model that was intended originally to be the ALCO Century 630 high-hood. Only the very first models actually have prototypical trucks (with unequal spacing) while all of the later models had Tyco's fictional 3 axle "vampire truck" nicknamed so because t...

I've seen evidence that some of the NYC electrics made it to PC with their stripes. Pictures of several T-Motors in stripes are dated until at least 1969. Sadly, I haven't been able to find any diesels that did. That's not to say though that one can't do it on a model railroad for sure. I've got an ...

I agree that an end-to-end merger would have been the best move for the NYC. In my very humble opinion I actually think the best partner would have been the Milwaukee Road. NYC had already started to lay the groundwork for very fast intermodal with them, as they had done with the Santa Fe as well. H...